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Matt Hendricks is thrilled to have signed with the Minnesota Wild.

Hendricks was born in Blaine, Minnesota and grew up as a fan of the Minnesota North Stars before they moved to Dallas. At the age of 37, this is an opportunity for him to play for his hometown team for the first time. "It’s a dream come true," Hendricks said. "I’ve got a big smile ear to ear." He had five goals and 13 points in 60 contests with Winnipeg last season. Jul 3 - 5:31 AM

The Minnesota Wild signed forward Matt Hendricks to a one-year/$700,000 contract.

The Wild get a real character player in Hendricks who will be great in the dressing room and on the ice, but not on a fantasy team. He had five goals and 13 points in 60 games with Winnipeg last season but has been known in the past to pick up good penalty minutes, despite getting only 39 in 2017-18. Jul 1 - 12:16 PM

Hendricks' expected deal with the Wild will be for one-year at $700,000. He was initially drafted by current Wild GM Paul Fenton back in 2000 and played for Minnesota bench boss Bruce Boudreau in Washington. Jul 1 - 11:01 AM

Matt Hendricks said he will be a game-time decision for Monday's match against Nashville.

Hendrick didn't stay out for extra work at Winnipeg's morning skate and Bryan Little was missing from the session. It's possible that Hendricks will play if Little is unavailable for Game 6 versus the Predators. May 7 - 12:44 PM

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Staal has amassed 70 goals and 141 points in 164 games during his first two seasons with Minnesota. He scored 42 times in 2017-18. However, Minnesota appears to be more than happy to wait before exploring a contract extension. If Staal doesn't slow down offensively then he will be in line to earn more than the $3.5 million cap hit he has received during his current deal.

Mikko Koivu contributed a pair of assists in Sunday's 6-2 win over Winnipeg in Game 3.

Koivu assisted on power-play goals by Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise in the first period. He has picked up at least one helper in each of Minnesota's three playoff games. Koivu has four points in the series so far.

Eriksson Ek didn't take many faceoffs in Minnesota's five-game series. Coach Bruce Boudreau wasn't certain if Eriksson Ek was hurt when he was leveled by Jets defender Dustin Byfuglien in Game 1, but said "there's a good chance" that was the cause. The Minnesota bench boss said that no injured player will require off-season surgery.

Hendricks was born in Blaine, Minnesota and grew up as a fan of the Minnesota North Stars before they moved to Dallas. At the age of 37, this is an opportunity for him to play for his hometown team for the first time. "It’s a dream come true," Hendricks said. "I’ve got a big smile ear to ear." He had five goals and 13 points in 60 contests with Winnipeg last season.

The Minnesota Wild have signed Kyle Rau to a two-year, two-way contract extension.

Rau can earn $700,000 annually at the NHL level or $275,000 per season in the minors. He had 23 goals and 50 points in 69 AHL contests last season. He also registered an assist in three games with Minnesota.

Zach Parise has recovered from the fractured sternum that he suffered in Game 3 of the Wild's series against Winnipeg.

"I don’t anticipate that being a problem," Parise said. "It feels good." He had 15 goals and 24 points in 42 contests last season. While that's not impressive, he did finish the season on a high note with 12 goals and 17 points in his last 21 games. He's a great bounce back candidate provided he can stay healthy.

Jason Zucker has signed a five-year, $27.5 million contract with the Minnesota Wild.

The deal has an average annual value of $5.5 million. Zucker and the Wild had an arbitration hearing scheduled for July 28, but that won't be necessary now. He notched career highs in 2017-18 with 33 goals and 64 points in 82 games.

Marcus Foligno logged just 9:21 of ice time in Game 3, but he made an impact in Minnesota's 6-2 victory.

Foligno scored Minnesota's sixth goal of the match and he was involved in a strange tangle up with Jets defender Tyler Myers, which resulted in an injury for the Jets defender. However, before all of that happened, he set the tone physically with some hard hits.

Fehr will get $1 million and center the fourth line with Minnesota. He had three goals and four points in only 14 games with Toronto and San Jose last season and while he will get more points this season, he still is not fantasy-worthy.

Nino Niederreiter's spot in the lineup could be something to keep an eye on at training camp.

Niederreiter could be a fit alongside Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu or he may play with Joel Eriksson Ek and Charlie Coyle. Coach Bruce Boudreau would prefer to ice a lineup that has three scoring lines, so the latter would make sense. If that ends up being the case then Jordan Greenway may get a chance to play with Koivu and Parise.

J.T. Brown raised more than $1,300 for Hockey Is For Everyone when he played the video game "Fortnite" for a 24-hour online marathon earlier this month.

"I would like to thank those who took time to tune in and make it an enjoyable time," Brown told NHL.com. "Also a big thank you to those who generously donated money to the cause. Without any of them, I'd just be me in my basement playing video games alone, and that's not as fun." Fellow NHL players Brock Boeser, Johnny Gaudreau, Nick Bonino, Zach Werenski and Vladislav Namestnikov took part in the session.

Kunin sustained an ACL tear in his left knee on March 4, which ended his season. He underwent surgery and was originally projected to miss seven months. That puts his availability for the start of the season in question, though his rehab has been going well so far. "I’m not going to put a timeline on it or anything like that," Kunin said. "Obviously, I would love to be ready by training camp. That’s my goal. I want to play. That said, at the end of the day, it’s up to the doctors and what they say as far as how it’s going. It’s one of those things that I know I can’t rush. Just trying to stick with it and trust the process."

Matt Read has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild.

Read will earn $650,000 at the NHL level or $200,000 in the AHL. He produced just one goal in 19 appearances with Philadelphia last season. Read also had 16 points in 33 games with Lehigh Valley of the AHL.

Suter intends to ramp up his efforts in the next couple weeks. He was encouraged by his latest CT scan and he is confident that he's on schedule to be available for training camp. Suter suffered a fractured ankle back on March 31, which required surgery to repair. Suter doesn't plan to push himself, but he hopes to play in the Stars & Stripes Showdown in Plymouth, Michigan, later this month. The game will pay tribute to Jim Johannson, who passed away in January.

Matt Dumba has signed a five-year, $30 million contract extension with the Minnesota Wild.

Dumba and Minnesota have avoided the arbitration hearing that was scheduled for Monday. He was coming off a two-year, $5.1 million contract. He's coming off a monster season where he scored 14 goals and 50 points in 82 games and given that he's still just 23-years-old, he could have plenty of good years left in him. Of course, his 50-point showing is a significant step from anything that he had done prior, so the Wild are taking a bit of a risk here.

Jared Spurgeon (hamstring) will suit up in Game 1 against the Winnipeg Jets.

That's huge for the Wild considering they'll be without Ryan Suter. Spurgeon missed the final 12 games of the regular season, so it'll be interesting to see how much rust he has to shake off on Wednesday. The 28-year-old had nine goals and 37 points in 61 games this season.

Brodin got there when he scored a goal at 10:53 of the first period in what became a 6-3 win over San Jose. Brodin's never been much of an offensive contributor and it's taken him 404 games to reach the 100-point mark. He finished the 2017-18 campaign with six goals and 21 points in 73 contests.

Defenseman Greg Pateryn has signed a three-year contract with the Minnesota Wild.

He will get $6.75 million over the course of the contract and his cap hit will be $2.25 million. The former Dallas Star played 73 games last season, picking up 13 points so do not expect him to be drafted in traditional pools. The 28-year-old will be a third pairing defenseman in Minnesota.

Devan Dubnyk was pulled in Game 5 against Winnipeg after he surrendered four goals on just 10 shots in the first period.

Dubnyk certainly didn't have the performance he was looking for and now Minnesota's season is over. Still, he was great for parts of the series and had a solid regular season with a 35-16-7 record, 2.52 goals-against average and .918 save percentage. Alex Stalock stopped 15 of 16 shots in relief.

Alex Stalock allowed five goals on 28 shots in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

Stalock had problems containing Dustin Brown on Thursday night as four of the five goals he allowed on Thursday came from Brown. The goaltender's record falls to 10-10-4 with a 2.85 GAA and a .910 save percentage.

Andrew Hammond has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild.

Hammond is best known for his amazing run with the Ottawa Senators during the 2014-15 campaign, but he's declined since then and spent most of 2017-18 in the minors. He's expected to start next season in the AHL as well, but he will likely be the first goalie summoned in the event of an injury. He can earn $650,000 in the NHL or $300,000 at the AHL level next season.

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